Tag: southeast asia travel
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Lessons I Learned from My Motorbike.
This post is a little different for me. I thought of it, of all places, on my motorbike. I never wanted to buy a motorbike. I don’t really think of them as “cool” or “fun.” (I’m a mom of six, what even is fun, anyway?). In fact, I was adamantly against buying a bike when…
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Spring Break, 2022!🎉
Never thought this day would come, but after almost two full years of distance learning, the kids are finally going back to in-person school! We found out over our spring break—which we spent revisiting An Bang beach and the “ancient city” of Hội An. We also pulled off a quick trip to Hạ Long Bay.…
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Phú Quốc in Photos.
I’m lazy. In lieu of blog post, please accept this photo collage. Let’s be honest, that’s what you’re here for anyway…
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It’s Always Sunny in Sa Pa…
Except it’s not. In December we went to the northwestern mountains of Vietnam to a popular tourist town, Sa Pa. Sa Pa is known for its weather, cooler than Hà Nội, many people travel to Sa Pa for a break from the heat during the summer and mountainous tiered rice paddy views. Sa Pa is…
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Spring Break at the Beach (Hội An).
As most of you know, WE LOVE THE BEACH. Our favorite memories have been made at the beach. There is nothing better than a drink in hand listening to the waves, sitting in the warm sun, watching the kids splash (we think they love it, too). For spring break this year we decided to go…
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Hanoi’s Wet Markets (Chợ Châu Long).
This week I went on a tour led by my sons’ international school. The tour is designed to orient new families to Hanoi. One of the areas we visited was Chợ Châu Long (chợ, meaning market). Châu Long is a traditional wet market. In 2015-2016, while living in Thailand, we had visited many wet markets…
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The Dreaded 20 Hour Flight.
I read a story some time ago about a mother who was traveling across the United States with her five month old twins (http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/03/living/feat-twins-fly-parents-care-package/). The mother made small care packages for everyone on the plane; including ear plugs, candy and a sweet note. It’s the kind of story that will make you feel devastatingly inadequate…
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Life in Laos (Luang Prabang, Laos).
Its sa-bai-dee here… not sa-wat-dee!
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Sam and Jack Play Indiana Jones (Angkor Temple Complex, Siem Reap, Cambodia).
Today we went to the Angkor temple complex located in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The Angkor temple complex is a series of temples dispersed throughout the jungle just north of the Siem Reap town center. The temples are relics of the ancient Angkor Kingdom which existed from approximately 800 AD to 1400 AD. There are over 200…
Will Travel with Toddlers 